Page 126 of Murder in the Family

BILL SERAFINI

(smiling dryly)

Yes, that too.

HUGO FRASER

I buy it that someone couldin theoryhave been so pissed off with this guy that they pursued him all the way to London—

ALAN CANNING

(turning to him)

But how do you think your average Joe would have managed that? In practice, I mean. Tracked him from New York to Campden Hill, via Greece, Bali and who knows where else including bloody Beirut?

MITCHELL CLARKE

(shrugs)

Any journo worth the name could have had a go. And Bill managed it in a couple of days.

ALAN CANNING

Bill has access to a team of professional researchers, not to mention contacts in law enforcement—

BILL SERAFINI

(with a self-deprecating smile)

Well, that sure helps.

LAILA FURNESS

So you think this conman was active in New York in the mid ’90s? Weren’t you in NYPD yourself then?

BILL SERAFINI

I was.

LAILA FURNESS

But you don’t remember anything like this at the time?

BILL SERAFINI

(smiling)

It’s a lot of years ago, Laila, and it’s a big city. But let’s see what the guys back home come up with.

JJ NORTON

So no cliff-hanger to end with, Bill? You’re losing your touch.

BILL SERAFINI

(breaks into a laugh)

Well, I’ll try harder next time, JJ.

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